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In a Southern Hemisphere first, leading Australian orthopaedic and neurosurgeons have collaborated to perform the first robotic spinal surgery using state-of-the-art technology. [ + ]

With revenue from the sale of complementary medicines more than $3.55billion, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released Talking with your Patients about Complementary Medicine – A Resource for Clinicians. [ + ]

One in five adults have high blood pressure, despite more than $1billion being spent on managing the condition each year. [ + ]

Whooping cough vaccine protects infants and young children but booster doses wear off quickly, according to University of Queensland researchers. [ + ]

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will share full assessment reports related to marketing authorisations of orphan medicines intended to treat rare diseases. [ + ]

If women increased their exercise, the Australian healthcare system could save $40 million a year, according to new research from The University of Queensland (UQ). [ + ]

A four-year analysis of Australian fast food companies’ nutritional information has found that the franchises have lowered the levels of salt in their products by 2-3% per year, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. [ + ]

Gastric banding can play a vital role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight but not obese, according to new research. [ + ]

More than 60 senior provider members delivering the full spectrum of age services in both private and not for profit facilities have banded together to form a policy blue print for the age services industry. [ + ]

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National Transport Support Services charity the Trans-Help Foundation is providing truckies with immediate access to healthcare via video conference facilities. [ + ]

The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer has continued to increase in older Australians, however those under 45 have shown the first recorded drop. [ + ]

The Australian College of Nursing's call for a greater emphasis on managing the mental and physical effects of climate change has been reasserted with the release of an international report detailing the affect climate change is having on people’s health in Australia and around the world. [ + ]

An quick and easy ECG test delivered over an iPhone by pharmacists could cheaply diagnose atrial fibrillation, a common abnormal heart rhythm that causes a third of all strokes and doubles the chances of premature death. [ + ]